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If you want to do something special in the city, NYC Parks can match you with the right volunteer opportunity for you! Fulfill a service day by spending time outdoors and making new friends. From a neighborhood park to New York City's wildest natural areas, we work with hundreds of park partner groups across the city to find meaningful opportunities to give back to your park.
Looking for more volunteer opportunities? Check out our Let's Green NYC page! We'll match you with a volunteer group that you'll love, and find the group that's right for you!
Volunteer Events
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Open House
at Bissel Gardens, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to Bissel Gardens and enjoy the day at the garden during Open Garden NYC! Take a tour and learn how you can get involved.
Free!
Paddle and Pick Up at Concrete Plant Park
at 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Canoe paddling and pick up in Concrete Plant Park.
Free!
Event
CANCELLED: Celebration of Harvest
at The Healing Garden
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join The Healing Garden group for a celebration of the garden's harvest! We welcome the community to join us in picking our harvest. Planting seeds, light weeding, and mulching.
Free!
Community Day in the Garden
at El Coqui Community Garden, Bronx 
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to El Coqui Liberation Community Garden and enjoy a day in the garden for Open Garden NYC!
Free!
Open House
at Crotona Avenue & Crotona Park S (in Crotona Park), Bronx
11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to join as a community at Concrete Dreams Community Garden and to learn, grow and meet your neighbors! Help the garden group clean up and beautify the garden and surrounding areas.
Free!
Open House
at 138th Street Community Garden, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come enjoy the 138th Street Community Garden for Open Garden NYC weekend! Meet the garden group and learn about how you can volunteer at the garden!
Free!
Open House - Planting, Games, & More
at Krystal Community Garden
11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Plant your own seeds to take home, play some giant Jenga, or visit all the garden beds! Take a deep dive into our 2025 attraction piece - our preserved wasp nest display!
Free!
Kids
Sunflower Seed Bomb Workshop
at Newkirk Community Garden, Brooklyn
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Learn how to make sunflower seed bombs in this fun workshop! All materials will be provided to make your own seed bombs to plant in tree pits and vacant areas to beautify our city.
Free!
A Community Composting Event
at Frank White Memorial Garden (in ), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
A Community Composting event, this will be an opportunity to learn about HotBox Composting and to network with other community farmers here in NYC. This will be an indoor (greenhouse) & outdoor event.
Free!
Saturday Community Clean Up - Student Shift
at Park House (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Are you a student looking to give back and make a difference? Come volunteer with fellow students every second Saturday at Washington Square Park!
Free!
Kids
Sunday, June 15, 2025
CANCELLED: Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Open House
at Bissel Gardens, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Come to Bissel Gardens and enjoy the day at the garden during Open Garden NYC! Take a tour and learn how you can get involved.
Free!
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Open House
at 138th Street Community Garden, Bronx
11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Come enjoy the 138th Street Community Garden for Open Garden NYC weekend! Meet the garden group and learn about how you can volunteer at the garden!
Free!
Volunteer Workday at Green Oasis Garden
at Green Oasis Community Garden/Gilbert's Garden (in ), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come meet and lend a hand to the members of Green Oasis Community Garden! Volunteers will help with composting, pruning, weeding, and starting seeds.
Free!
Monday, June 16, 2025
After Holiday Weekend Clean UP
at Van Cortlandt Golf House (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the Van Cortlandt Park staff in cleaning up the Park after holiday weekends.
Free!
Pitch In to Pick Up at Concrete Plant Park
at 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Clean up at Concrete Plant Park by Bronx River
Free!
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Thursday Community Clean Up
at Park House (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Spend the third Thursday afternoon of each month volunteering with us and give back to the park you love!
Free!
Friday, June 20, 2025
6/20 Restoration Fridays at Forest Park
at Forest Park Visitor Center (in Forest Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Restoration Fridays this summer at the Forest Park Picnic Area!
Free!
Saturday, June 21, 2025
6/21 Forest Park Clean Up
at Devoy Playground (in Forest Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks, The Forest Park Trust and Girl Scout Troop 4631 for a summer clean up event!
Free!
Open Membership
at Linwood Street Garden
9:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Linwood Street Garden will have an open membership event for anyone who is interested in volunteering at the garden. There will also be a discussion about keeping land in community hands.
Free!
Saw Mill Creek Salt Marsh Planting
at Edward Curry and Gulf Ave (in Saw Mill Creek Marsh), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join us as we plant plugs at Saw Mill Creek Marsh in order to restore this vital ecosystem. Urban wetlands provide a variety of benefits including improved water quality and storm water
Free!
Sunday, June 22, 2025
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Tune Up Tuesdays
at VCPA Garden & Compost Site (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteers will help care for our garden, maintain compost bins, weed, water, and harvest produce. No gardening experience needed – just show up in clothing you will be comfortable getting dirty in!
Free!
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
06/25 Citywide Nursery Gardening
at Arthur Ross Nursery Parking Lot, Bronx
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join the NYC Parks Stewardship Team at the Citywide Nursery for a hands-on gardening experience where you’ll help pot up perennials into larger grow pots and maintain our plant hoop houses
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Friday, June 27, 2025
Kissena Park Forest Restoration
at Kissena Velodrome Parking Lot (in Kissena Park), Queens
9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Volunteers will contribute to ongoing restoration work and learn the importance of species diversity to ecosystem health. Come dressed in sturdy boots or shoes, long sleeves, long pants, and clothing that can get dirty.
Free!
6/27 Restoration Fridays at Highland Park
at Vermont Place Parking Lot (in Highland Park), Queens
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join NYC Parks and The Forest Park Trust for Forest Restoration Fridays this summer!
Free!
Meadow Stewardship Days at Concrete Plant Park
at 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Restore a coastal meadow at Concrete Plant Park alongside the Bronx River.
Free!
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Rosebank Street Tree Care
at 1271 Bay Street (in Von Briesen Park), Staten Island
9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Join NYC Parks Stewardship and H.E.A.L.T.H. for Youths as we care for local street trees!
Free!
Meadow Planting at Concrete Plant Park
at 1370 Westchester Avenue (in Concrete Plant Park), Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Meadow planting event at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx
Free!
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Monday, June 30, 2025
Pitch in to Pick Up
at Starlight Park, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Cleanup in Starlight Park alongside the Bronx River
Free!
Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Urban Farm Volunteers
at Urban Farm (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Volunteer with our team to manage our one-acre Urban Farm!
Free!
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Team RIVER Volunteers
at 10 Central Road (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Team RIVER Volunteers
at Randall's Island Park, Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Volunteer with Team RIVER (Randall’s Island Volunteer Ecological Restorers) and help keep Randall’s Island Park beautiful!
Free!
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Saturday Community Clean Up
at Park House (in Washington Square Park), Manhattan
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Spend the second Saturday morning of each month volunteering with us and give back to the park you love!
Free!
Help the Garden Day at Highland Park Community Garden!
at Highland Park Community Garden, Brooklyn
10:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Join community gardeners at Highland Park Community Garden for their monthly Help the Garden Day event!
Free!
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